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April 6, 2004 at 3:12 pm #10478Jeff HesterKeymaster
How do you handle SPIM?
SPIM is spam that you receive via instant message.
April 6, 2004 at 3:43 pm #81836DoSMemberi rarely get spim, but when I do get one the built in filter in icq detects it and blocks it
April 6, 2004 at 5:16 pm #81838arigatoParticipantnever have I got any SPIM, could you tell me some kinds of SPIM and their effects
April 6, 2004 at 8:59 pm #81830FanaticMemberI think most spim starts when you visit a chat room, either on AOL or Yahoo. Just show up there for a few minutes and you’ll often start getting IMs from “bots.” They usually try to pretend to be just another person, sharing a link to their website for you to check out. Usually it’s just a software program trying to get you to visit their site. It’s a pretty low form of marketing, and it’s usually porn sites or some scheme where they try to get you to sign-up for something so they get money.
The only time I’ve ever gotten any has been when I’ve jumped into a chat room.
There really isn’t a negative effect usually, other than the annoyance. I’ve become very jaded over time, so I tend to mistrust ANY link that I get from anyone I don’t already know.
April 7, 2004 at 5:26 am #81832Someguy03MemberQuote:quote:Originally posted by arigatonever have I got any SPIM, could you tell me some kinds of SPIM and their effects
When porn bots post links to porn sites in AIM chats. Heres a good example:
April 7, 2004 at 6:06 am #81833.ParticipantPyBoticide 1.31 + Mods 0.0.2 IM filters for AIM SPIM
Dunno about the others…
April 7, 2004 at 6:13 am #81835Dr KimbleParticipantI use pyboticide…works alright. I don’t go to chats much anymore though..just to avoid SPIM and viruses and such. They are terribly annoying…they even have bots now with normal type names and they recycle through phrases like: lol, I agree, I am sleepy. It is funny to see how long it takes some people to notice that they are bots ๐
April 8, 2004 at 4:36 am #81831detn8rParticipantProbably, the only garbage I get is in Yahoo chats. Yahoo already has an incredibly loud message arrived sound, it kills the ears. So when you get a message not even 5 seconds into the chat.. it really makes you angary. Or even, when about 15-20 come into one room.. it blocks people who want to actually chat. (the hockey room was a large target a bit back) Yahoo apparently allows (or supports) these porn bots, because it’s used as one of their marketing venues to generate money to keep the chat rooms free. Complete BS if you ask me.
Oh, btw… nice sig Emmy ๐
April 9, 2004 at 4:45 am #81837Poison the WellMemberi never get SPIM ๐
April 9, 2004 at 4:58 am #81834Dr KimbleParticipantQuote:quote:detn8r said:
Oh, btw… nice sig Emmy ๐๐ <–the smiley says it all ๐
Quote:quote:poisen the well said:
i never get SPIM ๐Really? You are lucky…even in non-chat related IMs I still manage to get SPIM. Out of no where some bot or spimmer will IM me…saying ‘go here: blah blah blah some web or porn site blah blah blah’ It is quite annoying ๐ For chats, pyboticide works…but for regular IMs a simple click of the ‘x’ works well too ๐
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